How the Ball Balls Dropped: It Aint Over 'Til the Fat Lady Throws a Half-Court Buzzer Beater

Grizzlies (98), Kings (100)
Boy was I wrong putting this game as a forgetta-ball! Here's what happened...

About 20 seconds left in the game, Memphis up 96-95, Grizzlies ball.
Game.
Over.
No?
Why?
Tyreke Evans steals the ball from OJ Mayo, races up the court and dunks the ball. Kings up 97-96. 5.5 seconds left.
Game.
Over.
Still no?
What the-
Time-out Memphis. Half-court inbound. Mayo throws up a step-back fading runner and silences the crowd. Memphis leads, 98-97. 1.5 seconds left, no more time-outs, the Kings have to inbound the whole length of the court.
Game.
Over.
What?!
No?!
You gotta be kidding me!
As Cousins throws down his head as a sign of defeat, he gets the ball to Tyreke Evans, who took a few steps mid-court, and heaved a shot...
All.
Net.
Kings win.

Wow! One of the most amazing sequences in basketball.



Lakers (103), Hornets (88)

The Lakers used the Hornets as a stress ball, with Bynum back in the starting unit, and Odom putting up 24 pts off the bench.

Heat (125), Rockets (119)

Almost exactly the same story as the last game for Miami. Wade with 40+pts, and Bosh and Bron doin' their thing. This ends the streak of limiting the opponents below 100pts though.

Jazz (103), Clippers (95)

Blake Frickin Griffin was still pretty frickin' amazin', but the Jazz had more all around contribution, notably from the rookie Gordon Hayward pouring in 17pts in his 5th NBA start.

Warriors (93), Hawks (103)

The score doesn't really tell the whole story here, this was a blowout. Dorrell Wright continues his career year scoring a career high 32pts.

Celtics (92), Pistons (104)
Okay, okay. I am really starting to freak myself out here. First it was the subtle jokes I made, that kinda came true (When I hyped up the Machine's arrival and TMac's role in Detroit in the respective previews as a joke, they put up amazing numbers the game after). But this one is scary. Read the HTBBD I made about Boston's game prior to this. (I guess you guys didn't knock, did you?)

Nets (93), Thunder (114)

Nothing much to tell here. They're the Nets, and Kevin Durant is Kevin Durant. You do the math.

Nuggets (119), Timberwolves (113)

Well, this is one statement I didn't get right. I described Denver as "starting-to-get-healthy". Well, they played without Nene, K-Mart and Al Harrington due to injuries. Bummer. Good news for the Denver folks though, Melo is reportedly coming back to play in the next game. Better news, is that he'd still be in a Nuggets uniform.

76ers (123), Suns (110)
VC made his Phoenix debut, but the era of the Hair-Canada, (former) Air-Canada pairing started on a losing note.

Pacers (90), Wizards (104)
Nate Robinson must have a really hard head. Mike Dunleavy is still bleeding from their collision during the last Pacers-Celtics game. John Wall and company couldn't care less though.

Cavaliers (92), Bobcats (101)
Wow. Silas is lookin' like the real thing. He's 2-0 so far with the Bobcats, and they really seem to be having a better offensive flow now (though it helps that they were up against the defenses of Detroit and Cleveland). They face Golden State next, which tells me that a lot of praise regarding their improved offense will be made. Fast forward to the next game against the Bulls, and we might just say the real deal.